Rural rate relief
Some types of rural business can get a discount on their Business Rates.
You might be able to get help with your Business Rates if your bill says your business is in any of the areas listed here.
Areas that count for rural rate relief in Cheshire East
Rural settlements in Cheshire East
| Area | Area | Area |
|---|
| Acton |
Doddington |
Odd Rode |
| Adlington |
Eaton |
Ollerton and Marthall |
| Agden |
Edleston |
Over Alderley |
| Alpraham |
Egerton |
Peckforton |
| Arclid |
Faddiliey |
Peover Superior |
| Ashley |
Gawsworth |
Pickmere |
| Astbury (inc. Astbury marsh) |
Goostrey (rest) |
Plumley with Toft and Bexton |
| Aston by Budworth |
Goostrey Village |
Poole |
| Aston juxta Mondrum |
Great Warford |
Pott Shrigley |
| Audlem |
Hankelow |
Rainow |
| Austerson |
Hassall |
Ravensmoor |
| Baddiley |
Hassall Green |
Ridley |
| Baddington |
Hassal Green (Betchton) |
Rode Heath (Odd Rode) |
| Barthomley |
Hatherton |
Rostherne |
| Basford |
Haughton |
Scholar Green (Odd Rode) |
| Batherton |
Henbury |
Siddington |
| Bickerton |
Henhull |
Smallwood |
| Blakenhall |
High Legh |
Snelson |
| Bosley |
Hough |
Somerford |
| Bradwall |
Hulme Walfield |
Somerford Booths |
| Brereton (rest) |
Hunsterson |
Sound |
| Brereton Green (Brereton) |
Hurleston |
Spurstow |
| Bridgemere |
Kerridge |
Stapeley |
| Brindley |
Kettleshulme |
Stoke |
| Broomhall |
Lea |
Styal |
| Buerton |
Little Bollington |
Sutton (except ward 4G01) |
| Bulkeley |
Little Warford |
Sutton Langley (Ward 4G01) |
| Bunbury |
Lower Peover |
Swettenham |
| Burland |
Lyme Handley |
Tabley |
| Calveley |
Macclesfield Forest |
Tatton |
| Checkley cum Wrinehill |
Marbury cum Quoisley |
Twemlow |
| Chelford |
Marton |
Walgherton |
| Cholmondeley |
Mere |
Wardle |
| Cholmondeston |
Millington |
Warmingham |
| Chorley (SK9) |
Minshull Vernon |
Weston |
| Chorley (CW5) |
Mobberley |
Wettenhall |
| Chorlton cum Wrinehill |
Moreton cum Alcumlow |
Wildboarclough |
| Church Lawton (rest) |
Mottram St Andrew |
Wincle |
| Church Lawton North (Church Lawton) |
Mount Pleasant (Odd Rode) |
Winterley (Haslington) |
| Church Lawton South (Church Lawton) |
Mow Cop (Odd Rode) |
Wirswall |
| Church Minshull |
Nether Alderley |
Woolstanwood |
| Coole Pilate |
Newbold (Betchton rest) |
Worleston |
| Cranage |
Newhall |
Wrenbury cum Firth |
| Crewe Green |
Norbury |
Wybunbury |
| Dodcott cum Wilkesley |
North Rode |
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How much rural rate relief businesses can get
Until 31 March 2017, most types of rural rate relief include both a mandatory and a discretionary discount. You will definitely get the mandatory discount if your business meets the conditions. The discretionary amount isn't guaranteed. From 1 April 2017, 100% of rural rate relief will be mandatory.
Businesses that can get mandatory rural rate relief can't claim small business rate relief.
Discounts for rural businesses
The rateable value thresholds given here are for both 1 April 2016 - 31 March 2017 and 1 April 2017 - 31 March 2018.
Rural business rates discounts
| Type of business | Mandatory discount 2016-2017 | Maximum discretionary discount 2016-2017 | Mandatory discount 2017-2018 | Rural rate relief category |
|---|
| Sole post office or general store (selling household goods and food for human consumption that isn't mostly sweets), where the rateable value is less than £8,500 |
50% |
50% |
100% |
29 |
| Sole pub where the rateable value is less than £12,500 |
50% |
50% |
100% |
30 |
| Sole petrol station - on an A road and where the rateable value is less than £12,500 |
50% |
50% |
100% |
31 |
| Sole petrol station - not on an A road, and where the rateable value is less than £12,500 |
50% |
50% |
100% |
32 |
| Food shop where the main business is the sale of food for human consumption and where the rateable value is less than £8,500. Not catering businesses or shops selling mostly sweets |
50% |
50% |
100% |
33 |
| Business of benefit to the community and where the rateable value is less than £16,500 |
0% |
100% |
0% |
34 |
To apply, print off and return a rural rate relief application form (PDF, 401KB)
You must keep paying the rates shown on your bill while you wait to hear from us, unless we've agreed you don't have to.
Backdating claims for rural rate relief
The rules about backdating depend on whether the relief is mandatory or discretionary.
Mandatory relief
You can backdate claims for mandatory relief to 1 April 2000.
Discretionary relief
You can only apply for discretionary relief up to the 30th September following the 1 April - 31 March period the application relates to. This means you must apply for any relief for the rating year ending 31 March 2017 before 30 September 2017.
What happens next
We may visit the property and check your business meets the conditions for any mandatory relief. We'll then consider whether we can give any discretionary relief and if so, how much.
When we give discretionary relief, we are spending council tax payers and ratepayers money, so we need to be sure that giving the relief will benefit the community. We follow guidelines set down by councillors.
Once we've made our decision, we'll either send you a new bill or let you know why you can't get a discount.
We try to make decisions within 4 weeks, but it might take longer.
If you think we have made a mistake about a mandatory relief or want to challenge a decision about a discretionary relief, you can appeal.
Renewing rural business rate relief
Once mandatory rural rate relief is added to your bill, you'll get it automatically the next year.
Changes in circumstance for rural rate relief
You must contact the Business Rates team if your circumstances change. For example, if you are no longer the only shop or pub, or if you change what you sell so you no longer count for rural relief.
We do sometimes review reliefs. If you haven't told us about a change that means your property no longer counts, you'll have to pay the backdated business rates within 14 days.